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In time for the first Tony Awards of the pink-pussy-hat era, we’re celebrating an electrifying
new generation of women storming the fortress of American theater: four ethnically
diverse young actresses redefining what it means to be a musical-comedy ingenue and
four restlessly inventive writers and directors shaping the dramatic landscape.
By Adam Green. Photographed by Nigel Shafran.